brown re signed as chairman of the d.c. council earlier this year. >>> hundreds of workers at the walter reed medical center say they haven't been paid since last month. the union represents nearly 300 janitors at the facility. they have filed a complaint against the company that contracts them to work at walter reed. the workers say they are reluctant to strike because of their concern for the patients. they're asking the government to pay them directly, instead of going through the contractor. >>> it has become a veterans day tradition at one fairfax county elementary student to have a service member come to speak to the class. an army colonel made a special appearance from afghanistan. >> reporter: these students at fort hunt elementary are on quite the veterans day field trip, they traveled 7,000 miles to kandahar, afghanistan, to spend time with colonel mike olson via a webcast. >> they fire rockets onto the airfield. they're not very good shots. >> reporter: with his third great daughter carly and fifth grader natalie